ἱστορίαι Historiai
Liv. 3.22 The History of Rome, Livy; served verbatim
The consuls elected were Q. Fabius Vibulanus, for the third tune, and L. Cornelius Maluginensis. 1n that year the census was taken, and owing to the seizure of the Capitol and the death of the consul, the‘ ‘lustrum”was closed on religious 9仁UP ,ouDI.tgljeb: Lnulnl.S. Ld.rl.n]. 5口‘1 their consulship matters became disturbed at therw. Y very of the year. The tribunes began to instigate the 平ar w众几跳‘ Volscians and Zqui. The Latins and Hernici rep orted that war on an immense scale was commenced by the Volscians anal .Xqui, the Volscian legions were already at Antium. and there were gave fears of the colony itself revoltinff. 丫,,。.,尹。,.P7-,,,,,,·,.,,“,"1 11J,. warn great almcurcy the trzounes were maucea to allow me war to take precedence of their haw. Then their respective spheres of operation were allotted to the consuls:Fabius was commissioned to take the legions to Antium;Cornelius was to Rome and prevent detachments of the enemy from. 们卜占CZ产︸ 丁Qn匕 On习日 已。江。n C卫‘IJ on marauding expeditions, as was the custom with the The Hernici and Latins were ordered to furnish tro 0Ds. in accordance with the treaty;two-thirds of the army cons isted of allies, the rest of Roman citizens. The allies came in on the appointed day, and the consul encamped outside the Capene gate. When the lustration of the army was coiupleted. he .‘J祷 marched to Antium and halted at a short distance from the city and from the enemies' standing camp. As the army of the Equi had not arrived, the Volscians did not venture on an engagement, and prepared to act on the defensive and protect their camp. The next day Fabius formed his troops round the enemies' lines, not in one mixed army of allies and citizens, but should the signal for retirement ,be sounded----at the same behind their respective assaulted three sides of meet the simultaneous attack, were dislodged from the breastworks. Gett吨inside their l峡s he. drove the par呼-struck cro嘿,who were all pressing4 * } in one direction, out 01 tneir camp. I ne cavalry, una以e to surmount the breastworks, had so far been merely spectators of the fight, now they overtook the enemy and cut them down ,as they fled in disorder over the plain, and so enjoyed a share of the victory. There was a, great slaughter both inr少camp and in the pursuit, but a still greater amount oz spon, as the enemy had hardly been able to carry away even their arms. Their would have been annihilated had not the fugitives found she in the forest.

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The History of Rome, Livy — translated by Rev. Canon Roberts, 1912
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